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ANTH 303Anthropology of Digital Media

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Anthropology

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course examines diverse forms of digital media and associated practices anthropologically and inquires into the social orders and cultural assumptions that sustain them or are themselves sustained by them. Topics include social media, virtual worlds, and hacker activism.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed the following:
    • ANTH202 - Social and Cultural Anthropology (0.50)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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  • This was a really interesting course. It definitely makes you analyze and look at social media differently. There were a few small assignments, a midterm(no final), and a group project/paper. Overall, I enjoyed this class quite a bit!

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Fall 2017

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